Tuesday, 10 February 2015

What is Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs)?

MSCs are human stem cells which have the ability to develop into specialized cells such as nerve tissues, heart muscles, blood vessels, cartilages, bones, collagen producing cells kidney cells, liver cells, skin etc. The cells also have the ability to regenerate and replicate themselves, playing a significant role in healing and protecting the damaged cells and tissues, which include skin tissues and brain tissues.

MSCs can be found in umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, adipose tissue, muscle, and the pulp of baby teeth etc. MSCs are currently under extensive clinical researches and studies in patients with heart disease, stroke, sport injuries, arthritis, and autoimmune disease. It is also slowly involved in aesthetic because of its outstanding clinical effect for anti-aging

What is the secret of MSCs in the beauty ?

As MSCs have the ability of regeneration and replication, they can repair damaged cells, healing the aging skin cells and improving the viability of skin to fight against free radicals and stress. MSCs reduces redness, appearance of lines, wrinkles and pore size, while softening and reducing scar tissues, tightening and lifting looses tissues, and reducing inflammation and irritation. Ultimately, the skin will become healthier, smoother and firmer, giving you a youthful skin complexion.

Thursday, 20 November 2014

The
mere mention of the word automatically puts up an image of an open
surgery to tighten the face. Surgical procedure has always been the
ultimate process in achieving a "lifted" and "tightened"
facie. However, the procedure itself is invasive and the downtime is
more often than not unacceptable to most people.

Worry
no more! The are multiple methods to achieve a rejuvenated and lifted
facial contour even if you opt the non-surgical way. Essentially,
non-surgical or non-invasive methods is without downtime, safe and
effective.

Focusing
on different structure of the skin and also the facial muscles,
several methods are the top-of-the-list procedures preferred by many.

Deep
down, the facial muscles can be stimulated to exercise via delivery
of microcurrent targeted at localized area of the face. This process,
LUMILIFT,stimulates muscle contraction and strengthen individual
muscle. Strong muscle forms the basis and structural support without
which the face might appear loose and flabby.

THERMAX,
on the other hand, with the delivery of radio-frequency waves, is
able to stimulate collagen synthesis. Signs of aging are contributed
by the fact that we do not produce that much collagen molecules as we
were once. With several sessions of Thermax non-surgical facelift,
one should be able to appreciate the progressive firmness of the face
over time.

PRP
(platelet-rich-plasma)'s benefits are endless. By the delivery of PRP
into different layers of the skin, one can expect the face to glow,
firm up and get lifted. By far one of the best anti-aging methods,
PRP is loved by many as it involves the use of non other than the
client's own blood product to achieve facial rejuvenation.

Wait
no more, do visit us for more details.Facebook ：https://www.facebook.com/idosclinicEmail ：enquiry.idosclinic@gmail.comContact Number : 012-787 5992

Friday, 31 October 2014

“We get old too soon
and wise too late” – Benjamin Franklin once make such statement
which can clearly reflects to many individuals these days for with a
little wisdom on how to take care of yourself may keep you from aging
before your time!

Free Radical

Like how a metal
become rusted, or oxidized, an unstable molecule can target and
attack our cells in our body to the depth of DNA causing cells
damage which is believe one of the many causes of various diseases
and of course aging!

Inflammation

Once which is
believed to be one of process of a healthy immune system is now
being pin point and consider one of the major player for causing
various diseases and promoting aging at the same time. Of course we
are not talking about an acute inflammation but instead a long
standing one or otherwise being defined as an chronic inflammation.

Glycation

Basically too
much sugar can promote aging. Sugar can mix with protein and fats
leading to Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are able to
accelerate the aging process by churning out free radicals and
promoting inflammation.

Stress

Here we are
taking stress seriously pin pointing out the stress hormone in our
body which actually increase our pulse rate and blood pressure
which can also promote chronic inflammation and even worse affect
our brain tissue at the hippocampus affecting our long term memory
functions.

So since now that you
understand the process of aging and the reaction in our body that
actually promote aging then I guess delaying aging is not that hard
isn’t it? All you have to do is

Put yourself up
on an anti-oxidant diet

Don’t forget
the anti-inflammatory diet

Eat less sugar

Rest and exercise
more

Yes indeed you could,
there are many books or articles in the internet these days which
will be able to teach you what antioxidant or anti-inflammatory food
or supplement to eat to stay younger and healthier.. That is if you
already knew these earlier and had been keeping yourself healthy with
all these knowledge.

How about those who
already gone through all the aging process leading to various tissues
damage in the body and only get to know all these now? Is it too late
for them? Of course not, other than all these ‘keeping yourself
healthy’ knowledge, you should know keep yourself updated of the
recent Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) as well!

Mesenchymal Stem Cells

This is a multipotent
stromal cells that is able to differentiate into various cell types.
In other word, it is a very primitive cell that has the capability to
differentiate in any other cells to help in tissue repair and
regeneration. With this it is possible to repair or regenerate any
tissue which is already being damage or severe due to the process of
aging.

To find out more kindly
make an appointment with our doctors for consultations!
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Wednesday, 29 October 2014

“Throw your hands in the sky, wave ‘em side to side…”
Some of us can’t dance to that song.
Some of us…can’t wear nice sleeveless tops on our date nights, parties.
Some of us…don’t have friends.

Why? We’re not ugly. We’re just ‘foxy’. Not the sexy meaning of foxy, it’s on the contrary…the foxy smelly odour kind of foxy. People are afraid to be in close proximity with us, because we smell bad.

We can’t raise our arms in public, because people will notice our soaked wet armpits no matter how much deodorant or antiperspirant powder and creams we apply. And no matter how we shave, pluck, wax……the hair….just keep on coming back growing faster than grass. People always say the more the better, the more the merrier. But more sweat and more hair is definitely far more troublesome. Is there anything that can be done to save us from all these nightmares?

Of course there is !

Hyperhidrosis is characterized by abnormally increased sweating or perspiration. It is usually localized to specific parts of the body i.e. hands, feet, armpits, and the groin area, due to the relatively high concentration of sweat glands.

Botulinum Toxin Type A (BTA)is an approved treatment for severe and persistent primary hyperhidrosis of the axilla that interferes with the activities of daily living and that is resistant to topical treatment. After treatment, clinical improvement usually develops within a week after the injection. Clinical studies and researches have shown that treating excessive sweating of the armpits, hands, feet, and face with BTA is safe and effective.

Also, the newest generation of Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) systems – LightPro, produces a precise beam of light energy, which safely transmits through the skin, selectively targets pigment in hair the follicles. When this light is absorbed by the pigment in the follicle of the hair, it converts to heat, which in turn causes thermal damage to the follicle and permanently destroys the hair while leaving our skin intact. The heat also disables the cells responsible for new hair growth.

Basically anyone can be treated with BTA and IPL. Treatments are customized according to your skin type and treatment area. Moreover, IPL treatments are effective on all skin types and any body parts including armpits, legs, back, face, neck, bikini line etc can all be treated.

Tuesday, 28 October 2014

Many
women have cellulite, and a lot of them will treat it as an aesthetic
problem, but not a medical condition, because cellulite is a normal
phenomenon in human. There
are several myths and facts of cellulite that I would like to share
with the readers of Ido’s clinic.

Myth
1 : Cellulite is caused by excessive fat

Cellulite refers to
the skin appearance which turns puckered and dimpled because of
disruption of skin structures. Fat tissues are lying in between the
skin and muscle layers. Fibrous septa, which is part of the
connective tissues, wraps around the fat tissues. Risk factors such
as age, genetics, weight change, stress and poor lymphatic drainage
can weaken the connective tissues and irregular fat cells protrude
through the skin, making the skin tether to the underlying muscles,
giving the skin a puckering and dimpling look.

Myth
2 : Cellulite only affects women / obese people

Cellulite
affects both men and women, although it is more obvious in women
compared to men due to various factors such as female hormone
(estrogen) and differences in fat, connective tissues and muscle
distribution. Cellulite may be more visible in obese person but it
also occurs in thin, young, athletic persons, and even those who have
normal body weight.

Myth
3 : Cellulite can be done away by weight loss

As
cellulite is not caused by excessive fat tissues, weight loss will
not be able to remove skin dimples. In fact, building of muscle tone
helps to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Strength training of the
cellulite-affected areas like thighs, buttocks, hips, arms and
abdomen works too.

Myth
4 : Drinking plenty of water can reduce appearance of cellulite

Although
some studies suggest the culprit of cellulite could be the
accumulation of toxin in the body tissues, there is no scientific
evidence that drinking plenty of water can reduce the unsightly
appearance.

Treatments
of celluliteRadiofrequency
(RF) : RF is a promising technology for
non- surgical body contouring, as well as fat and cellulite
reduction. It generates heat, which helps in tightening the skin by
stimulating collagen remodeling. It alsoimproves the removal of fat cells via
lymphatic drainage. Thus, reducing the appearance of cellulite.

Mesotherapy
: This involves the Injection of
microscopic quantities of natural plant extracts, vitamin and
caffeine into the specific areas of the body where the excessive fat
is stored. The broken-down fat will then be flushed out of the body.
Mesotherapy is used as an assistingtherapy to treat cellulite.

Liposuction
: Some people turn to liposuction as
the treatment of cellulite. Liposuction only helps to remove the fats
but is unable to reverse the pucker and dimple skin. In some cases,
liposuction worsens the condition as the skin becomes looser after
the procedure. However, the new technology of laser assisted
liposuction is able to destroy the fats cells, while tightening the
skin at the same time.

Massage
with topical creams: Vigorous massage
may help in improving blood circulation, reducing the toxin level in
the body and reducing excessive fluid in the cellulite-prone areas.
In addition to massage, effective topical cream can also be used to
ameliorate the condition. However, the result does not last long.For more information, kindly pm us :email :equiry.idosclinic@gmail.com

Friday, 24 October 2014

Stretch marks or striae
are a common problem for most of the people especially women after
giving birth. Not only have they often shied away from their
out-of-shape body, the unsightly stretch marks refrain them from
wearing bikini again!

Epidermal and dermal
layers are intact and in continuity in normal skin. Unfortunately, a
sudden rapid growth or weight gain that overstretches the skin layers
making the skin has no time to adapt for the change. Subsequently the
affected area loses its resilience followed by a breakage within it.

The area will then appear to be empty and soft to touch. Besides,
hormone plays its part too. Glucocorticoid hormone which prevents the
fibroblasts from laying down the collagen and elastin fibers is
responsible for stretch marks development in most of the cases of
pregnancy and some systemic disorders.

Stretch marks can
appear as white, purple or brown color in anywhere on body especially
those areas where large amount of fat can be found namely abdomen,
inner and outer thighs, buttock, arms and breasts.

There are several
treatment options available for stretch marks. Fractional erbium
glass laser is one of them. After several times of the stretch marks
being zapped by the laser, microscopic wounds start to appear and our
body responds to it by creating more collagen and new epithelium.
Other than that, PRP and mesotherapy will also help in this case
where growth factors are carefully embedded into the area that will
then gradually do its wonders by promoting the formation of new firm
skin.

Needless to say, the combination of several treatment options
is always better than one. The outcome depends on the severity of the
problem and frequency of the treatment session. Can’t wait to
flaunt your new skin? Take a chance and start making difference
today!